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Mouse-over Tab
The options on this tab specify what should happen when a visitor moves the mouse pointer over the
selected object. So for example you can pop-up some text or a whole layer of content when a visitor
hovers their mouse pointer over a photo on your web page.
By default when a pop-up layer is triggered it will appear instantly. But you can apply a transition effect
to the popup layer so that it appears with an effect, such as fading in or sliding in. Open the Layer
properties dialog for the popup layer (select the layer in the Page & Layer Gallery and press the
Properties
button) and go to the Transitions tab where you can select the effect and effect speed for that layer.
Show pop-up text (Title): Here you can specify the "pop-up title" text for an object. Web browsers
show this as a small pop-up tool-tip when the visitor moves the mouse pointer over the object. For
example, if you have a photo thumbnail which brings up a larger version of the photo when clicked (see
the Image tab section
for how to do this), you may want to set the pop-up title text to "Click to enlarge". Then when the user
moves their mouse pointer over the photo thumbnail, they will see this tooltip.
Show pop-up layer
: Just as you can add a layer to your design which is shown only when a user clicks on an object (see the
Link Tab section), you can also specify that a layer should be shown when the mouse pointer is moved
over an object. When the mouse pointer is moved off the object, the pop-up disappears again. Simply
select this option and select the layer you want to pop-up, from the list provided.
For example you can use this feature to pop-up a larger copy of a photo when the visitor moves their
mouse pointer over it. However note that all the content on the pop-up layer is loaded as soon as the
visitor visits your page. Therefore this method of showing pop-up photos is not recommended if you have
a large number of photos you want to show. In this case use the Pop-up Photo
feature described in the Link Tab section.
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